Animal hit claim cost up 4.6 percent State Farm released the results of its 15th annual deer claim study that helps define that danger for drivers. It ranks states by the potential likelihood a driver has of hitting a large animal, like deer, elk, moose or caribou. This year’s study has some good news for […]

According to American Family, the auto insurance company’s customers in its 19 operating states submitted 30,023 claims for animal-vehicle crashes during 2015. The cost of the claims totaled $95,165,788, with the average claim costing $3,279. Wisconsin ($28,986,443), Missouri ($16,880,599) and Minnesota ($14,978,087) reported the highest numbers The chart below details the top 12 states among […]

Cost of large animal claims down slight in 2015-2016 State Farm has released its annual deer claim study, which ranks states by the potential drivers had of hitting a large animal, including deer, elk and moose over a given time period. On average, one of every 41 West Virginia drivers will have an insurance claim […]

New data from the Farmers Insurance Seasonal Smarts Digest shows that more than one-third (36 percent) of all auto claims that result from animal collisions occur on American highways between September and November. The data highlights the impact of animal migration patterns, especially among larger animals like deer and elk. Animal collisions increase by 67 […]